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Tag: film essay

The Day After the Party

Film
By Rachel Elizabeth Seed | February 24, 2026
By Rachel Elizabeth Seed | February 24, 2026

The Day After the Party

Documentary filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed shares post-Sundance reflections after the festival’s last ever edition in Park City.

How to Make a Movie with a Stranger (and Become Friends Along the Way)

Film
By Jacob Combs and Laura Hunter Drago | February 20, 2026
By Jacob Combs and Laura Hunter Drago | February 20, 2026

How to Make a Movie with a Stranger (and Become Friends Along the Way)

Writer Laura Hunter Drago and director Jacob Combs give us the inside track on their collaboration on the new short film Tradwife.

How Failing at Comedy Helped Me Succeed as a Filmmaker

Film
By Will Thwaites | February 19, 2026
By Will Thwaites | February 19, 2026

How Failing at Comedy Helped Me Succeed as a Filmmaker

Will Thwaites on the curious chain of events that led to his new film Crime & Parody, which premieres at Big Sky this weekend.

First Nights

Film
By Samantha Smart | February 17, 2026
By Samantha Smart | February 17, 2026

First Nights

Samantha Smart, the writer, producer and star of Charliebird, on how music shaped her and her work as a filmmaker.

Towards a Pop Culture of Ideas or: In Defense of Trekkies

Film
By Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider | February 16, 2026
By Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider | February 16, 2026

Towards a Pop Culture of Ideas or: In Defense of Trekkies

Filmmakers Timour Gregory and Sasha Schneider on their new documentary, Beam Me Up, Sulu — and why Star Trek is still important.

Sinking into Sweet Uncertainty – Otherwise Known as Making a Movie

Film
By Emma Higgins | February 13, 2026
By Emma Higgins | February 13, 2026

Sinking into Sweet Uncertainty – Otherwise Known as Making a Movie

Writer-director Emma Higgins shares some of the tracks that underpin her new music-centric film Sweetness, which is in theaters now.

From Newsletter to Pilot: How I Accidentally Rebuilt My Writing Career

Film
By Jon Stahl | February 10, 2026
By Jon Stahl | February 10, 2026

From Newsletter to Pilot: How I Accidentally Rebuilt My Writing Career

Former TV writer Jon Stahl on the unlikely genesis of his new comedy web series, Casen Pointe: True Crime Detective.

Finding the Magic and Humanity in Science on the Big Screen

Film
By Jessica Harrop | February 6, 2026
By Jessica Harrop | February 6, 2026

Finding the Magic and Humanity in Science on the Big Screen

Newly returned from Sundance, Sandbox Films' Jessica Harrop on her attempts to reconceive what science documentaries can be.

How Francis Ford Coppola Taught Me to Build, Not Just Direct

Film
By Janek Ambros | February 5, 2026
By Janek Ambros | February 5, 2026

How Francis Ford Coppola Taught Me to Build, Not Just Direct

Janek Ambros on how studying the iconic director - and getting personal advice from Coppola himself - has guided him in his film career.

David Lynch and I: Involved in a Mystery

Film
By Robert Kolodny | February 3, 2026
By Robert Kolodny | February 3, 2026

David Lynch and I: Involved in a Mystery

A year after David Lynch’s death, filmmaker Robert Kolodny reveals the idiosyncratic way he has been processing the loss of the iconic auteur.

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